Wheel for vehicles.



PATBNTED FEB. 11, 1908.

T. W. RIBDER. WHEEL FOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION IILED rnn.2a.19o7.

Attorneys rnoMAsw. RIEDER, oF'PIrrsBunc, PENRsYLvAMA.

WHEEL FOR vnmcmss.

' fipe'cificati'on'of Letters Patent. mama has February 28.1907. Serial1a. 359.541.

l atented'Feb. 11, 1908.

To all whom it may concern:

residing at Pittsburg, in the county ofAllegheny andiState ofPennsylvania, have in-,

vented; certain new and useful Improvements in Wheels for Vehicles, ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

. This invention relates to wheels for we hicles, and the invention hasfor its object to provide a novel wheel which will thoroughly cushion avehicle and relieve the occupants thereof of any jarring or disagreeablesensationswhen traveling over rough and irregular surfaces.

Another object of this invention is to provide a simple and inexpensivewheel that can -be used in connection with vehicles wherein the ordinaryelliptical" body supporting with. With the above and other objects inview,

which will more readily appear as the invention is better understood,the same consists in the novelconstruction, combination and arran ementof parts to be hereinafter more fully described and then,speoiticallypointed out in the appended claims, and referring to the drawing formingart of this specification,

like numerals of re erence designate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, inwhichz-- Fi ure 1 is an elevation of myimproved whedl,Fig. 2 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken on the line fic-m ofFig. 1 Fi 3 is'a perspective view of one of. the spring.Fasteningrplates used in connection with the Wheel. oput my inventioninto practice, I construct my im roved wheel of a hub 1 of aconventional vorm having radially projecting spokes 2 carrying an innerrim 3', t e periphery of which is covered by a metallic band or plate 4.To the band or plate 4 is secured a p urality of spring fastening plates5,-b0lts and nuts 6 being preferably used for this puretweentheir endswith sleeves 7 adapted to receive pins 8 for pivotall y connectingsprings 9 to the inner rim 3 of the wheel. The springs 9 are'of coiledform, and are provided at each 'end with eyes disposed at opposite sidesof the spring. The eyes 10 ateach end of thespring are formed by simplloopin or bending the last convolution o the co' and the e "es12 aretormed by looping the free ends'of t e wirafroln which the spring isformed, these ends ll 'being then hooked into engagement.

with one of the ,convolutions of the coil as clearly seen in Fig. 2.Thus, each spring has an eye IO'and an eye 12 at each end thereof, theeye 10 of one end of the spring being on the opposite side thereof tothe eye 10 at the opposite end of the spring and similarly, the eye 12at one end of the spring being at the opposite side thereof tothe eye 12at the other end of the spring. The eyes 10 and 12st the inner end ofeach spring receive the pins 8 carried by the sleeve 7, and the eyes '10and 12 at the outer ends of the springs receive similar pins carried byplates 14 of the same construction as the plates 5, and similarlysecured to the felly15, which latter is pro vided with a solid resilienttire 16.

It will be apparent from the illustration of my invention that I havedevised a wheel of considerable stregth and durability having radiallydisposed okes alternately arranged with respect to the radially disposedsprings, these springs being of suiiicient tension and rigidity-tofirmly support the felly and tire of the wheel. A particular feature ofmy invention resides in the novel manner in which the springs are.trunnioned tothe inner rim and the outer rim or folly of the wheel, thisnovel connection permitting of the free movement of the springs inperfectly. cushioning the body of a vehicle upon the wheels.

I- do not care to confine myself to the type of wheel in connection withwhich the springs are used, or to the nurhber of springs used with onewheel.

Such changes in the details, or construction.

having their two end convolutions bent to form eyelets to engage theendsof:said pins upon each side of said wheel.

vide between its ends with asleeye, a elly surrounding said rirluiplates seemed to the inner face of said fe 1y, cash provided hej n '2.In a spring wheel, the combination of a 'rimxplates secured to said runand each m,

tween its ends-with a sleeve, pins mounted rim and the plates on thefolly and secure in the sleeves of said plates on the rim ahd saidsprings in position. 10 pins mounted in said plates on the telly, and Intestimony whereof I aflix my signature coiled springs interposed betweenthe plates in the presence of two witnesses.

on the rim and the plates on the felly each F THOMAS 'W. RIEDER.springformed at each end with a pair of f Witnesses:

oppositely disposed eyes to receive respec- 1 MAX H. SROLOVITZ.

tively the pins carried by' the plates on the j A. J. TRIGG.

